Immunohistochemical diagnosis of abdominal and lymph node tuberculosis by detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex specific antigen MPT64
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- 25 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Diagnostic Pathology
- Vol. 2 (1), 36
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-2-36
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of immunohistochemistry using an antibody to the secreted mycobacterial antigen MPT64, in abdominal and lymph node tuberculosis.Keywords
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